On 4 December, 2022, The Race writer Edd Straw released an opinion piece entitled “A Bigger F1 Grid Would Only Give Drivers False Hope” in which he argued against grid expansion by expressing the view that more grid slots would lead to more valuable rides
Dear Sebastian, First off, the author apologises for the awkwardness of a German writing to another German in the English language, but that comes with the territory of being an open letter. It is over (at least for the time being): 300 Grand Prix entries,
With Formula 1 having ten teams since the demise of Manor at the end of 2016, and new entries being considered undesirable by the sport’s commercial rights holder, it stands to reason that 20th place will remain the last place on the grid for the
In recent days, AlphaTauri announced their willingness to let Pierre Gasly out of his contract, allowing him to join a different team for 2023 (most likely Alpine). However, that was dependent on their ability to sign IndyCar driver Colton Herta for the next year. This
On April 27, 2001, the infamous motorsport movie Driven was released on the weekend of the cancelled Firestone Firehawk 600 at the Texas Motor Speedway. As is well-known by now, the movie was demolished by critics and a complete box office failure, resulting in a
Last Sunday, the tenth race of the long 2022 Formula 1 season took place at the vintage Silverstone Circuit. The race ended with Carlos Sainz, Jr. earning his first career victory in the premier racing series on the planet. On the other hand, someone who
One of the unusual things about Formula 1 fans is their split reactions towards drivers. Mainstream Formula 1 fans are more than willing to talk trash online about the lower-end drivers on the grid like Nikita Mazepin, Joylon Palmer or Esteban Gutiérrez. However, when it
After Formula 1 news outlets reported an agreement for a street race in Las Vegas shortly before the first Miami Grand Prix held under Formula 1 rules, Zak Brown drew major public attention. He did so by questioning one of the most established street circuits
We are now well over 100 days into the FIA presidency of Mohammed bin Sulayem, the first non-European FIA president. Normally, this is where newly elected political leaders start to face the first real heat from the media. Given the fact that a FIA president
Motorsport, as has been previously established by the Gravel Trap, takes a lot of its challenge from the fact that its “playing surface” is the essential challenge to master for the competitor. Each driver has circuits that they favour and circuits they are great at.
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